Important Note: For transboundary species, answer the questions in relation to the country of assessment and NOT for the species entire range.
Answers to the questions in this section may be used in several ways. They may be used to disaggregate the indicators (e.g. report indicator values separately by habitat type, lifespan, threat status, or taxonomic group). They may also help refine metrics, such as the Ne:Nc ratio. Lastly, they provide the country with understanding of bias in the type of species being assessed (e.g., threatened status, life history classifications) which could be important to countries in their national reporting and future efforts. As such, the majority of these questions are mandatory to fill in. However, if the information cannot be found during completion of the assessment (e.g., the information is not provided in the reports/ literature/ databases consulted), it is perfectly acceptable to mark the questions as Unknown . Do not spend an unreasonable amount of time searching for this information for each species.